Up, in or out? For Lakers, it all comes down to Wednesday
The Lakers have redefined unpredictability this season, touching too many lows to count despite an egregiously large $100-million payroll.
But a basketball break bounced in their direction Monday, the Houston Rockets somehow losing to Phoenix, meaning the Lakers would finish seventh in the Western Conference if they beat the Rockets on Wednesday at Staples Center.
The Lakers (44-37) trail Houston by a game but can even up the head-to-head tiebreaker at 2-2 with a victory Wednesday and simultaneously win the next tiebreaker because of a better conference mark.